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Rajinikanth may not join politics formally but has always taken a stance on important political issues

Congress Connection

Year: 1995

Began supporting Congress after PV Narasimha Rao met him twice in the run up to the 1996 elections, keen on having the actor as its face in Tamil Nadu

Switch to DMK-TMC

Year: 1996

Rajinikanth with Karunanidhi

When Congress decided to align with AIADMK for the assembly elections, Rajinikanth switched loyalties to the DMK-TMC alliance, remarking "even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power"

River of discord

Year: 2002

Protests over the Cauvery water issue

Unveiled plans to start a movement which hoped to link Himalayan & peninsular rivers to solve the Cauvery water-sharing crisis, stressing that he was not looking for political mileage out of the project

BJP flypast

Year: 2004

Rajini with A B Vajpayee

Said he would personally vote for the BJP-AIADMK alliance led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, based on an assurance that they would “solve the drinking water crisis, at a time when other parties did not take a firm stand on the issue''

Ab ki baar...

Year: 2014-16

Modi & Rajni

Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Rajinikanth said he was Narendra Modi’s “well-wisher” while Modi described the superstar as a “good friend”; Rajini also publicly supported demonetisation tweeting "Hats off @narendramodi ji. New india is born #JaiHind"

Thalaivar for CM?

"I am not afraid of politics, but I am wary. I don't know where my path will take me, but if it leads me there & if god wants me to do it, then I will strive to do good for people"

—Rajinikanth at a public function in 2014

Source: News reports

Manvi Gautam

Rajinikanth may not join politics formally but has always taken a stance on important political issues

Congress Connection

Year: 1995

Began supporting Congress after PV Narasimha Rao met him twice in the run up to the 1996 elections, keen on having the actor as its face in Tamil Nadu

Switch to DMK-TMC

Year: 1996

Rajinikanth with Karunanidhi

When Congress decided to align with AIADMK for the assembly elections, Rajinikanth switched loyalties to the DMK-TMC alliance, remarking "even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power"

River of discord

Year: 2002

Protests over the Cauvery water issue

Unveiled plans to start a movement which hoped to link Himalayan & peninsular rivers to solve the Cauvery water-sharing crisis, stressing that he was not looking for political mileage out of the project

BJP flypast

Year: 2004

Rajini with A B Vajpayee

Said he would personally vote for the BJP-AIADMK alliance led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, based on an assurance that they would “solve the drinking water crisis, at a time when other parties did not take a firm stand on the issue''

Ab ki baar...

Year: 2014-16

Modi & Rajni

Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Rajinikanth said he was Narendra Modi’s “well-wisher” while Modi described the superstar as a “good friend”; Rajini also publicly supported demonetisation tweeting "Hats off @narendramodi ji. New india is born #JaiHind"

Thalaivar for CM?

"I am not afraid of politics, but I am wary. I don't know where my path will take me, but if it leads me there & if god wants me to do it, then I will strive to do good for people"